Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 10, 2022 22:22
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English term
sat on
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sat on
I sat on some gear for him.
They are talking about jarg clothes. The material is British from Liverpool.
Thanks in advance,
They are talking about jarg clothes. The material is British from Liverpool.
Thanks in advance,
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| 4 +3 | Kept or hid |
Charlotte Fleming
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| 3 | reserve |
Tristan Epstein
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Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Travel, wine and scuba specialist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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Kept or hid
To "sit on" something often means to hide or suppress it, so I think this is saying "I hid it for him" or "I kept it [out of sight] for him".
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Anastasia Kalantzi
: Yes, he says that he keeps some tools or equipment or some fake, replica items for somebody (Jarge Scouse Shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Jarg-Scouse-Shirt-by-Sco...
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, held on to some clothes for whatever reason
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Daryo
: IOW "sat on" = babysitting the loot you gave me for safekeeping?
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Tristan Epstein
Spain
Spain
Native in English
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English
Spain
Txukundu english, fine writing
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Spanish to English
reserve
Without more context difficult, but in Australian english is could mean to reserve, no sell, temporarily.
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